High speed reeling machine



Sept. 8, 1931. lp. J] THOMAS 1,822,790

HIGH SPEED REELING MACHINE v INVENTOR Paca/fw J Thomas ATTORN EY WlTfE-SSES l @975% Sept. 8, 1931. P, 1. THOMAS HIGH SPEED REELING MACHIN 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Feb. 27, 1930 INVENTOR PacLjic J.' Thoma.;

WITNESSES ATTORNEYS Sept. 8, 1931. P. J. THoMAs 1,822,790

HIGH SPEED REELING MACHINE '.Filed Feb. 27, 1930 4 Sheets-Sheet 5.

lNvENToR 15,7%, Pallfclf. omda I BY -u ATTORNEYS- Sept. 8, 1931. P. J. THOMAS 1,822,790'

HIGH SPEED REELING MACH`INE Filed Feb. 27, 1950 i 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 7 s ,INVENTOR PaeljglJ Thomas ATTORN EYS Patented Sept. 8, 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT oFFicE PACIFIC J'. THOMAS, OF WYOMING, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIG-NOR TO U. S. TEXTILE MA- CHINE COMPANY, OI" SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION OIE" PENNSYL- VANIA.

HIGH SPEED REELING MACHINE Application led `February 27, `1930. Serial No. 431,798.

This invention relates to an automatic reeling machine and particularly to a high speed skein winding machine adapted to wind a predetermined length of yarn in each skein and then automatically stop.

Another object of the invention is to provide a high speed automatic reeling machine which may be used with a winding machine provided with the usual'stop motion mechal nism now in common use or with a special mechanism, as preferred.

An additional obj ect is to provide anautomatic reeling machine wherein a plurality of skeins may be wound at one time, the strucv ture being such as to automatically stop the machine so that an accurate length on each skein is secured, the stopping mechanism coacting with other stopping'mechanism functioning when the yarn of any of the skeins has been broken.

In the accompanying drawings,-

Figure l is a side view of a reeling machine disclosing an embodiment of the invention;

Figure 2 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view, the counting wheel shown in Figure 1;

Figure 3 is an enlarged sectional view through Figure 1 on the line 3 3;

Figure 4 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view through Figure 3 on the line fle-4;

Figure 5 is an enlarged elevation of the upper part of one end of the machine shown in Figure l, said view being taken from the direction indicated by the arrow A in Figure 3;

Figure 6 is a view similar to Figure 5 but looking at the parts from'the opposite side,

49 certain portions being in section for better illustrating the construction;

Figure 7 is a Vview similar to Figure 3 but showing the parts in a different position;

Figure 7a is a detail perspective view of a weighted catch or support and associated parts disclosingy certain features of the invention;

Figure 8 is a View similar to the lower part of Figure 7 but showing the parts in a different position;

Figure 9 is an enlarged fragmentary top plan view of the right-hand end of Figure l.

In reeling machines designed to produce skeins different designs have been produced heretofore, whereby measured skeins have been secured. In theser priormachines difficulty was experienced in securing the desired speed and also in providing proper stop mechanism in case any of the yarns should break.

In the present instance a skeining machine has been provided which may be operated at high speed and yetpractically determine or measure the amount of yarn wound on each skein. The machine embodying the present invention will alsov automatically stop when one or more yarns break. The structure `is such that this stoppage may be readily repaired and the machine again set in operation so as to finish the partly wound skeins, after which the machine will automatically function for stopping the' reel fly when the desired number of yards have been secured for each skein.

Referring to t-he accompanying drawings by numerals, l indicates a frame of any suitable kind having desired uprights and cross bars forming a rigid structure for supporting the parts hereinafter fully described. As shown in Figure l, the cross bar 2 supports a number of spools 3, and from these spools 3 the yarn 4 extends upwardly through suitable eyes 5 and 6 to the bars of a reel ily 7. These bars are connected by suitable spokes 8 with a central shaft 9 having end 10 journaled in a suitable socket in the shaft l1 and the opposite end removably journaled in a bearing socket l2y of any desired kind. v

It will be noted from Figure l that a skein 13 is formed opposite each of the spools 3, and when the desired number of yards have been formed in each skein the mechanism is stopped, so that either a new 'fly 7 may be applied or the skeinsremoved and the yarns l connected to the'fly for a second winding operation. The ends of the arn A may be connected to the iiy in any esir-ed manner when starting the machine. In order to stop the fly 7 when the desired length of yarn has 100 been wound thereon from each spool a counting wheel 14 (Figure 7) is provided. This counting wheel is associated with certain other' mechanism whereby the fly 7 will be automatically stopped at the desired point. In addition to this counting wheel mechanism acting as an automatic stop, there is also provided automatic stop means shown at the left in Figures 3 and 7 for automatically stopping the machine when any of the yarns 4 break. The counting wheel 14 and associated mechanism will be first described and then the automatic sto-p mechanism shown at the left in Figure 7 will be described. Wheel 14 is a worm gear and is adapted at different times to mesh with the worm 15. Gear wheel '14, as shown in VFigure 2, is provided with 'a stop 16 rigidly secured thereto in any desired manner and with a drum 17 preferably formed integral with the web of the wheel, though it may be made separately and rigidly secured inplace. This drum accommodates the cable 18 which has one end secured to the drum and the other end secured to a weight 19.. lVhen wheel 14 is released from the worm weight 19 will act to rotate the worm 'gear 14 back to its starting point with the stop 16 striking the stationary abutment 20. The abutment 20 is adapted te be mounted on some part of the frame 1 and extend into the path of the stop 16. The wheel 14 is provided with an internally-threaded hub 21. 'An arm 22 is rigidly clamped to the exterior "of hub 21 and extends downwardly so that it will strike the pin 23 when in the plane of pin 23. This pin is adjustably mounted in thevarm 24 and is clamped in the desired, adjusted position by set screw 25. Arm 24 is rigidly secured to the tubular bearing 26 and extending from this tubular bearing is a hook or catch 27 (Figure 7 adapted to interlock with the shoulder 28 of the collar 29 rigidly secured to the shaft 30. A stub shaft 31 (Figure 2) is screwed into the hub 21 and is provided with an enlargement 32 which coacts with the nut 33 for rigidly clamping Jthe shaft 31 to the link 34. In this way shaft 31 is held rigid and when the worm 15 rotates Vthe gear wheel 14 away from abutment 2O the gear wheel will gradually move over toward the plane of the pin 23 by reason of the action of the threads 35, and when the movement 'has been sufficient the lower end of arm 22 will strike pin 23 and swing this pin a short distance or enough for catch 27 to be moved vout of engagement with the shoulder 28, 'whereupon spring 36 which is under tension at this time will quickly move shaft to 'the leftin Figure 7 This action will cause the sleeve 37 which is rigidly secured to shaft '30 to move from the position shown in Figure "7 to that shown in Figure 3. This sleeve carries acam 38 having a stop 39. A supporting bar 40 is shown resting on cam 38 in Figure 7, said supporting bar being rigidly secured at its upper end to link 34. lVhen the cam moves from beneath the lower end of bar 40, as shown in Figure 3, link 34, counting wheel 14 and associated parts will drop down by gravity, so that the counting wheel will be out of mesh with the worm 15. As soon as these parts have been disengaged weight 19 and associated parts will begin to function to quickly rotate counting wheel 14 back to its starting position with the stop 16 rin engagement with the abutment 20. W'hile the counting wheel is being reset which only takes a few seconds the left-hand end of shaft 30 has functioned to operate certain other parts for stopping the reel fly 7. As indicated in Figure 7, shaft 30 strikes against the projection 41 on the weighted lever 42 which is pivotally mounted on shaft 43. The lever 42 is swung from the position shown in Figure 7 quickly over to the posi- .'85

tion shown in Figure 8, and when this occurs the pin or stub shaft 44 which is carried by the starting lever 45 is released, as the socket 44 on the arm 44 is moved from beneath this pin. 45 to drop downwardly under the action of gravity and force the brake 46 and link 47 and associated parts upwardly until the 'brake 46 is pressing against the wheel 7 with sufiicient force to stop the rotation of reel fly 7. It will be understood that wheel 7. is preferably a smooth friction wheel and the driving wheel 48 is also a friction wheel which is secured to the driving shaft 49. Driving shaft 49 may extend the full length of the frame 1, if desired, and is mounted in suitable 'bearings so that the driving pulley 50 ma7 'readily receive power from any suitable source. Preferably the driving wheel 48 is rotating at all times and wheel 7 is stopped yfrom time to time as the machine is operated.

tarting lever 45 is provided with an integral Vextension 52 having a catch 53 adapted at certain times to it into the notch 54 of the piv- "otally mounted pawl 55. The pawl 55 is pivotally mounted on the sleeve 29 and acts to hold the catch 53, link 47 and associated parts in a raised position. I

The shaft 9 of the reel fly 7 may be removably secured to the shaft 11 in any suitable manner, as for instance, by having a vrectangular end fitting into a rectangular socket. This will permit power to be transmitted from shaft 11 to shaft 9 and at the same time permit shaft 9 to be removed at any time. Shaft 9 is supported on a swinging frame 56 mounted on a stub shaft 57 carried by the frame 1, as shown in Figure 9.

AShaft 11 carries a pinion 58 meshing with the gear wheel 59 on shaft 60. Shaft 11 also "carries a worm 61 meshing with the worm wheel 62 rigidly secured to the shaft 63 on which the worm 15 is mounted. From Figure 7 it will be noted that shaft 63 is carried by a sleeve 64 pivotally mounted at 65 on This will permit the starting lever the depending portion 66 of frame 56. A spring 67 acts to swing the worm 15 and. associated parts downwardly as shown in Figure 7, while the adjustable stop 68 limits such swinging movement.n By reason of the mechanism just described power is transmitted from shaft 11 to the counting wheel. 14, but this power is naturally disconnected when the wheel 14 drops downwardly tothe position shown in Figure 3. While power is being transmitted in this direction power 1s also being transmitted from shaft through beveled gear 69 to beveled gear 70 secured to shaft 71. Shaft 71, as shown in Figures 4 and 5, carries an eccentric 72, and on this eccentric is mounted an eccentric band 73'having an extension 7 4 connected in any desired manner to the chain 75. As shaft 7l rotates the band 73 is given a back and forth movement, and consequently, the chain v7 5 is pulled in one direction and then released. This chain extends over an idler 76 and is connected to the arm 77 of lever 78. A spring 79 acts to resist any upward movement of arm 7 7 ,as shown in Figure 7 but by reason of the intermittent pulley movement on the chain arm 77 and lever 78 are given a back and forth swinging movement, said lever and arm being preferably formed inteand mounted on the shaft 79. Thelever 78 carries a bar 8O which ordinarily moves back and forth idly but when one of the yarns 4 breaks the particular eye 5 carrying that yarn will swine downwardly, as shown in .Figure 3, and the supporting frame 81 will move the abutment 82 into the path of movement of the bar 80, whereupon the bar 8O will strike this abutment and move frame 82 so as to swing the levers 83. These levers are preferably integral with the sleeve 84 rigidly secured to shaft 43. By this movement shaft 43 is rocked, and as shaft 43 is rigidly secured to the arm 44H socket 44 will be moved from beneath the pin 44. This will allow the starting lever 45 to drop downwardly and consequently to force upwardly link 47 and brake 46 so as to stop the rotation of wheel V7 and the reel fly 7. After the thread has been tied and the eyes 5 restored to their former position, the machine may be started by grasping the handle 85 of lever 45 and raising the lever to the position shown in Figure 7 L This will swing the parts from substantially the position shown in Figure 8 upwardly, as far as lever 45 is concerned, and downwardly, as far as brake 46 and associated parts are concerned. This will start the machine without having interfered with the counting wheel 14. The machine will then continue to function until the counting wheel 14 functions or until another yarn breaks. lt will thus be seen that the breaking of the yarn does not interfere with the function of the counting wheel and consequently when the counting wheel functions to stop the reel4 fly there will be-the desired number of yards on each skein being wou-nd.

As the machine functions shaft 71 will be rotated, and connected with this shaft is a crank 86 having a pin 87 extending into; the slot 88 formed in the bracket 89.` Bracket: 89 is rigidly secured to bar 90' carrying eyes 6. As shafty 71 rotates motion is transmitted to barv 90 to cause the yarn to belaid. properly in the skeins. This structure causes the bars to move back and forth within certain limits, and this movement is taking place while: the reel fly isy rotating'. Inl connection with: the counting wheel 14, it will be noted that the same is mounted on shaft 31, andtthis shaft is rigidly secured to the upper end of link 34i The lower end of link 34 is pivotally mounted on the stub shaft 91 secured to some part. of the frame 1..

In operation the parts normally left in the i position shown in Figure 3 when the machine is stopped.` When in this position a new reel may be added, if desired, and the various yarns 4 connected therewith ready` to be wound into skeins. After the yarns have been properly threaded through the various eyes and connected with the reel' fly 7 the device may be. started by pressing against the hand knob 92. This is connected to shaft 30 through a suitable rod and bracket 93, so

that when this knob is pushed rod 30 will be moved to the right in FigureV 3 against the action of spring 36. This movement' is continued until the hook 27 snaps.` in back of shoulder 28 underthe action of spring 27 As the parts move to the position just described the cam 38 (Figure 7) will move beneath the bar 40 so as to raise link 34, counting wheel 14 and associated parts until they are in functioning position with the teeth of wheel 14 in mesh with worm 15. As the counting mechanism is set as just described pawl 55 will move from beneath the catch 53 and thus-release the starting'lever 45 whichv is then manually moved upwardlyto the position shown in Figure 7. This will start the machine, provided power has been turned on to the shaft 49. It will benoted from Figures 3, 5l and 7 that spring 94l acts on arm 95 rigidly secured to sleeve 96 carried by a rod i" Ordinarily the starting lever 45 is used for i starting the machine, but if desired, the

treadle and rod mechanism 47" could be used',

as the same is connected to extension 52. It will be understood that the starting lever 45 is pivotally mounted on a shaft 52 so that 'the link 47 will receive the same motion whether lever 45 is actuated or treadle mechanism 47. A

What I claim is :-V

1. In a reeling machine, a reel shaft provided with a reeling fly, a Vpower shaft for driving said reel shaft, a counting wheel, a system of gearing for connecting the counting wheel with said reelshaft, Cam.means for raising and holding the counting wheel in operative connection with said system of gearing, 'an arm movable with the counting wheel, and means actuated by said arm for moving said cam means to break the connectionbetween the system of gearing and counting wheel, and a brake for stopping the movement of said reel shaft. 2. In a reeling machine, a reel shaft provided with a reel fly, a driving wheel connected with said shaft, al power wheel forl operating said driving wheel, a counting wheel, an armrigidly secured to the counting wheel, a system of gearing connecting said shaft to said counting wheel, means for raising and holding said counting wheel to a position in mesh with said system of gearing, means for releasing said raising and holding means, said counting wheel moving downwardly by the action of gravity away from said gearing when released, and means set in operation by saidarm for stopping the rotation of said" reel shaft substantially at the time said'counting wheel drops down under the' action of gravtiy.

3. In a reeling machine, a reel shaft car-A rying a reel, a driven shaft for actuating said reel shaft, a driving shaft, contact wheels on said driven shaft and driving shaft, said Contact wheels functioning to actuate said reel shaft, a counting wheel actuated by said driven shaft, an arm movable with the counting wheel, means for supporting said counting wheel in operative position, a cam for holding said means in supporting position, a spring for moving said cam to an inoperative position, and means actuated by said arm for releasing said cam.

4. In a reeling machine, a reel having a shaft, means for driving said shaft, a system of 'gearing operated Vby said shaft, a counting wheel, a swingable link supporting said counting wheel, a supporting bar'for supporting said link so that the link 'will hold the counting wheel in mesh'with said system of gearing, a cam movable in onefdirection for supporting said supporting bar,

va spring for moving said cam in the opposite direction, a catch normally holding said cam from moving under the action of said spring, and a release arm carried by said counting wheel and positioned to engage said catch and move the sameto inoperative position when the counting wheel has made the desired number of turns, whereby 'said spring is allowed'to function and said cam 1s moved to permit said bar, link' and counting wheel to move under the action of gravity in a direction away from said system of gearing.

5. In a reeling machine, a reel, a counting wheel, means for operatively connecting the counting wheel with the reel, whereby the reel will rotate the counting wheel, power means for driving said reel, means including a cam for holding said counting wheel in operative connection with said reel, a catch for holding said cam in operative position, a spring for moving the cam to an inoperative position, and means actuated by said counting wheel for releasing said catch.

6. In a reeling machine, a reel, means for driving said reel, a counting wheel, means for operatively connecting the counting wheel with the reel, so that the reel will drive the counting wheel, a shaft having a threaded end, said shaft being threaded into the hub of said counting wheel and supporting the counting wheel, a swinging link having one end rigidly secured to said shaft, a stop carried by said counting wheel, an abutment coacting with said stop for stopping said counting wheel at zero, an arm rigidly secured to the hub of said counting wheel, an adjustable stop positionedV adjacent said counting wheel but on the opposite side to the stop carried by the counting wheel, said adjustable stop being ina plane parallel to the counting wheel, whereby when the counting wheel makes a certain number of revolutions it will be moved axially by reason of the threads on said shaft and will cause said arm to engage said adjustable stop and move the adjustable stop a predetermined distance, means including a cam for supporting the end of the link carrying said shaft, a spring for moving said cam away from said link, and a catch normally acting to prevent the functioning of said spring, said catch being rigidly connected with said adjustable stop so that when said stop is moved by said arm said catch will be released and said spring will function, whereby said cam and associated parts will be moved for releasing said link and permit the link and counting wheel to be moved downwardly under the action of gravity so as to disconnect the counting wheel from the means which normally connects the counting wheel with said reel.

7. A reeling machine, including a reel, means for rotating the reel, and a stop motion mechanism connected with said reel for stopping the rotation of the reel when any of the yarns being wound thereon are broken, said stop mechanism including a brake member, a pivotally mounted lever connected with the brake member for swinging the brake member to an operative and inoperative position, means acting as a catch for normally holding said lever in such a position that the member connected with said reel and moved thereby for forcing said catch structure to a disengaged position when any of said yarns become broken, whereupon said lever will move to a position for causing said brake to function.

8. A reeling machine, including a reel, power means for rotating said reel, said power means including a driving and driven wheel, a swinging brake adapted to be brought into engagement with said driven wheel for stopping the rotation thereof, a link for actuating said brake, a starting lever for actuating saidlink, means acting as a catch for normally holding the starting lever in suoli a position that the brake will be inoperativea swinging guiding eye for each of the yarns wound on said reel, the yarns being wound on the reel holding the respective eyes in a given position, said eyes being adapted to swing to a second position when any of said yarns break, a rocking bar, a spring for moving said bar in one direction and a power member for moving the bar in the opposite direction, and means actuated by said reel for moving said power member, whereby when any of said yarns break the guiding eye thereof will swing to a second position into the path of movement of said bar and said bar will move the guiding eye and the means acting as a catch so as to release said lever, thus stopping the machine.

9. A reeling machine, including a reel having a shaft, power means for driving said shaft, a pinion secured to said shaft, a gear normally meshing with said pinion, a transmission shaft rigidly secured to said4 gear, a sleeve for supporting said transmission shaft, means for pivotally supporting said sleeve substantially centrally thereof, a spring urging said sleeve to swing in one direction, an adjustable stop for limiting said swinging movement, a pinion rigidly secured to said transmission shaft, a counting gear wheel, supporting means for normally holding said counting gear wheel in mesh with said last-mentioned pinion, means for releasing said supporting means whereby said counting gear wheel will move downwardly under the action of gravity and thereby be disengaged from said second-mentioned pinion, and stopping means acting to stop the rotation of said reel at substantially the moment that said counting gear wheel is disengaged from the second-mentioned pinion.

10. A reeling machine, including a reel, means for rotating said reel, a pinion connected with the reel, driving means, a gear wheel meshing with said pinion, a beveled gear connected with said gear wheel, a second beveled gearineshing with the first-mentioned beveled gear, a shaft rigidly secured to said second-mentioned beveled gear, a crank connected with said shaft, a pinion extending from said shaft, an eye bar, means for slidably mounting said eye bar, a bracket secured to said eye bar having a slot, a pin extending from said crank into said slot whereby when said crank is rotated said eye bar will be reciprocated, a plurality of eye members carried by said eye bars, said eye members guidingV the yarn as it is mounted on said reel, and a stop motion mechanism connected to the shaft carrying said crank for stopping said reel and associated parts when any of the yarns are broken.

' 11. A reeling machine, including a reel, power means for operating said reel, a brake for stopping the rotation of said reel, a link connected with said brake, a starting lever connected with said link and adapted to raise and lower the link for applying and throwing o said brake, a pin extending from said starting lever, catch means for normally engaging said pin for supporting the starting lever in a position for holding the brake out of operation, a reciprocating rod positioned at one end adjacent said catch mechanism, anda spring acting on said rod for moving the same in a direction for shifting said catch mechanism away from said pin in order to permit said starting lever to function in a manner to force said brake into braking position, and means normally holding said spring against functioning. v

12. A reeling machine, including a reel on which skeins are wound, means for rotating said reel, a shaft connected with said reel so as to be rotated thereby, an eccentric member rigidly secured to said shaft, an eccentric strap surrounding said eccentric member, a flexible member connected with said strap, and stop motion mechanism actuated by said flexible member. y

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